UI Engineer- Market-leading Investment Fund | London, UK

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking elite engineers to join their innovative team at a leading investment fund. This role offers the chance to tackle complex challenges while collaborating with top-tier professionals. You will be involved in building cutting-edge applications using technologies like React and TypeScript, contributing to impactful projects that drive the firm's success. With a culture that promotes learning and collaboration, this opportunity provides senior-level exposure and mentorship from industry leaders. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of hands-on engineering experience with proven results.
• Expertise in building React applications and using TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to deliver exceptional platforms.
• Design and develop cross-platform applications using modern technologies.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

CSS

GraphQL

NodeJS

Problem-solving

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Incredible opportunity at a leading investment fund to join a small group of elite engineers who partner with different areas across the firm to address their most pressing challenges. Members of this team are the best of the best. They have a proven track record of exceeding the bar, they are driven by solving the seemingly unsolvable, and they aren't afraid to tear down and rebuild applications from the ground up. In return, they get senior-level exposure, mentorship by some of the best engineers in the industry, and the opportunity to sign their name to massive accomplishments and wins across the firm's Engineering organization.

This team is made up of Frontend and Backend Engineers that partner together to deliver exceptional platforms.

Technologies they use (the more you have experience with, the better!): React, TypeScript, CSS, GraphQL, NodeJS, Apollo, Kubernetes, Docker

Requirements for FE Engineers:

• 7-12 years of solid, hands-on engineering experience; demonstrated track record of creative thinking, exceeding the bar, and delivering exceptional results
• Significant experience building React applications from architecture to completion
• Significant experience with React Hooks and React Context
• Design and develop cross-platform applications using the latest TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and libraries
• Expert level skills in JavaScript libraries, such as React; specific experience in Node.js is ideal
• Experience with GraphQL / REST / Websockets (GraphQL Subscriptions)
• Exposure to deployment & infrastructure tools (ideally experience with Docker, Kubernetes)
• Superlative problem-solving skills and an innate ability to break complex technical problems into actionable items
• Collaborative and consultative approach to execution; willingness to drop in, deliver exceptional solutions, and move on to the next challenge
• Strong written and oral communication skills; team members should be comfortable interacting with and delivering findings to senior stakeholders

About the Company

One of the world's leading alternative investment managers, they manage capital on behalf of many of the world's preeminent private, public and nonprofit institutions. For over 30 years, they've cultivated a culture of learning and collaboration among some of the most talented and accomplished investment professionals, researchers and engineers in the world. Colleagues are empowered to test their ideas and develop commercial solutions that accelerate their growth and drive real impact.

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Contact

If this sounds like you, or you'd like more information, please get in touch:

George Hutchinson-Binks
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